by Yves Blondeel | Jun 8, 2021 | Netherlands
The Dutch regulatory authority OPTA has published a decision resolving disputes relating to 6 specific issues which arose in the context of leased line interconnection: Tariffs for optical coupling (subrate connections) Co-location Migration of retail leased lines to...
by Yves Blondeel | Jun 8, 2021 | Netherlands
The Dutch regulatory authority OPTA has published a letter which it has addressed to KPN (public version with sections marked as “business confidential”) regarding its position on KPN’s tariff proposal for a new retail service named Flat Rate Internet Access Call...
by Yves Blondeel | Jun 8, 2021 | Netherlands
After a lengthy final discussion, the Dutch Upper House (Eerste Kamer) has accepted, without holding a vote, the Proposal of Law 28851 to Change the Telecommunications Act. The main points of discussion were: the powers of regulatory authority OPTA treatment of...
by Yves Blondeel | Jun 8, 2021 | Netherlands
On 19 May 2004, The Netherlands will officially bring into effect the legislation transposing the new EU regulatory framework for electronic communications. Whilst the transposition is occurring long after the deadline of 25 July 2003 which was stipulated by the EU...
by Yves Blondeel | Jun 8, 2021 | Netherlands
Following an announcement on 10 May 2004, the Dutch regulatory authority OPTA has now published its ruling in the dispute between, on the one hand, new entrant xDSL operators BBNed, Tiscali and Versatel, and, on the other hand KPN (the fixed incumbent operator) on...
by Yves Blondeel | Jun 8, 2021 | Netherlands
The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Laurens Jan Brinkhorst, has published a letter, addressed to the President of the Lower House of Parliament (Tweede Kamer), in which the announces his intention to develop policy with regard to the quality of public...
